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Cheongju Pay, Will It Be Sustainable?

Most Cheongju citizens will know about a green card called Cheongju Pay. It is a local currency that can only be used in Cheongju City. This voucher was launched to revitalize the local economy and support small business owners. Depending on the purpose, a certain amount of incentives is provided to users to promote citizens’ consumption. However, incentives are also decreasing as the central government’s budget for local currency has been cut. If this situation continues, will Cheongju Pay be effective?

CBNU, Speaking Out on the General Election

The 22nd general election scheduled for April 10th, is only a month away now. Most of the parties are engaged to earn votes from the younger population. ‘Swing voters’ are defined as a small group of voters who may change the candidates and parties they support depending on the issues at hand in every election, and those who decide who or which party to support at the last minute. Recently these swing voters are mostly made up of young people in their 20s and 30s.

4th Discharge of Fukushima Contaminated Wastewater amid Domestic and International Anger

Since the commencement of the 1st release of radioactive contaminated water from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant a on August 24 last year, approximately 23,400 tons have been discharged on three occasions. On Fub 28, Japan began the fourth release, totaling 7,800 tons. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) asserted that during the preceding three releases, the monitoring of the waters surrounding the nuclear power plant showed radiation levels below the established standards, indicating no issues.

10·29 Itaewon Disaster, the Story of the Bereaved Families

Last year’s Halloween was a day that shocked and hurt Korea and other countries. This is because 156 people died at a Halloween festivity in Itaewon, Seoul. A large crowd gathered in a narrow and inclined alley, resulting in an additional 195 injuries. Since then, two people who were receiving hospital treatment also died, and a teenage male student who left his friends and survived alone committed suicide. As a result, the total number of deaths came to 159.

Israel-Gaza War

Currently, the most central theme all over the world is by far Israel-Gaza War. Israel-Gaza War began on Oct. 7 with a surprise attack by Hamas and continues to this day. The war is not only an issue within the Middle East, but it affects the whole world. Many countries, including Europe and Latin America, are indicating their stances towards the war. This article introduces the war and the stances of various countries towards it.

Hate Hatred

According to a survey conducted by the National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea in 2021, 70.3% of participants had seen or heard hate speech online and offline over the past year. This is a whopping 6.1% increase from 64.2% in 2019. It has clearly become easier to encounter hatred in everyday life.

The U.S.-China Semiconductor War

Last Oct., the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) under the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a rule to stop exports of semiconductor chips to China. The U.S. has blocked exports to China since the previous Trump administration in the name of protecting national security and diplomatic policy interests. BIS’s rule aims to restrict China’s utilization of its semiconductor manufacturing capabilities by controlling the acquisition of advanced computing chips, the development and maintenance of supercomputers, and advanced semiconductors.

For Normalizing Public Education

On July 18, a teacher at Seoul Seo2 Elementary School committed suicide in the school. After it was confirmed that there were malicious complaints from parents and difficulties in guiding students, teachers from all over the country held protests for five weeks straight chanting “Guarantee teachers right to live!” Voices for the protection of teachers rights have grown in response to the normalization of educational sites and the desperation not to lose another fellow teacher.

2023: The Worst Summer

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced that this July has been recorded as the hottest month in Earth’s history. According to the WMO, on July 7, the average planetary temperature reached 17.24 ℃, marking it the highest temperature ever recorded in history. As the extreme heat wave persists in southern Europe, it caused a large number of wildfires, causing Greek residents to evacuate. Europe is not the only region suffering severe damage from abnormal climate. In the U.S., 40% of Americans, which is over 150 million people, constantly receive heat wave warnings.

Fukushima Contaminated Water Discharge, Is It Okay?

The Japanese government has made its intention known to discharge the radioactive contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, sparking a lot of controversy. On March 11, 2011, an earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan caused a radioactive leak at a nuclear power plant in Fukushima. After the accident, Japan built an underground water barrier to prevent groundwater from passing through the contaminated nuclear power plant and flowing into the sea.

Noonoo TV and the Ethical Awareness of Copyright

On April 14, “Noonoo TV,” which is a website that provides an illegal video streaming service, was closed down. However, if users search Noonoo TV on Google, there are still many other similar illegal websites. Websites that unlawfully share copyrighted contents have always existed, but it is hard to find one as widely known as Noonoo TV. In this article readers will explore the problems of illegally sharing websites, countermeasures, and the desired ethical awareness of copyright that people should have.

The Biggest Israeli Protest Over Judicial Overhaul

On March 27(local time), large-scale protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul took place in major cities including Tel Aviv, Israel. Hundreds of thousands of people participated, demanding the abolition of the judicial overhaul. The 12-week-long mass protest intensified after the dismissal of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, the first government official who publicly called for a freeze on the legislation of the proposal. Israeli citizens who participated in the protest strongly opposed Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul, saying that it seriously undermines democracy and is an insult to the democratic principles upheld since the country’s founding.

Too Hot, Too Cold, Two Sides of the Same Coin

This year, abnormally high temperatures have been measured all around the world causing concern. According to the BBC, a number of countries in Europe encountered the warmest January on record this year. It was reported by the BBC that the temperature in January, which stayed around 8ºC on average, rose from at least 10ºC up to 20ºC.

Effectiveness of Heuksan Airport

The Heuksan Airport project began in 2009 during the Lee Myung-bak government, when Sinan-gun promoted a feasibility study service, saying it would build an airfield, dedicated to small aircraft, on Heuksan Island. However, the area around the airport’s planned site was found to be a resting spot for migratory birds which led to fierce opposition from environmental groups. As such, Heuksan Island was considered to have a high preservation value, so it was incorporated into Dadohae Haesang Korea National Park.

The Direction the Industrial Environment should Go

In the early morning of Oct. 15 this year, an employee in her twenties got caught in a machine and died at a bakery factory. This incident occurred at an SPC affiliate in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do. During the investigation of SPC industrial accidents by the police and the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the poor industrial environment of SPC was revealed. It was especially serious because of the 12-hour shifts, in groups of two work rule that was not followed, and the lack of safety devices.

Living Planet Report 2022

Are readers aware of the wildlife population being decreasing nationally? The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) recently published the Living Planet Report 2022. In this publication, they announced the wildlife population has declined 69% over the last 50 years. Let’s check out why this wildlife population decline is important, and how it is connected with us.

Have Ever Heard Lunchflation?

Extravagant consumption trends like YOLO (;You only live once) or Flex (; showing off luxuries and wealth) had been popular in the media a few years ago. However, in contrast to those trends, saving trends like the non-consumption challenge is under the spotlight in the media lately. The non-consumption challenge is a kind of extreme saving trend, which literally means the challenge to live a few days or weeks without any consumption. People who jump into this challenge manage to minimize their consumption in various ways like riding a bike to work or getting coupons by using mobile rewarding applications.

Will It be Enough to Train Semiconductor Specialists?

On July 19, the government reported a plan to train semiconductor specialists at a Cabinet meeting presided over by the president. The plan is to train Korean professionals to narrow the gap in semiconductor technology, which is arguably the core of future industries and national security assets. In addition, the government sets out to eliminate the shortage of semiconductor companies and establish a virtuous cycle of human resource development and industrial growth.

he Global Food Crisis Can Be Solved by Reducing Food Waste

- What can we do as College Students?

In early August of this year, a severe drought brought the depth of Lake Mead to its lowest level. Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the United States and the lifeline of the agricultural southwest. Due to the climate crises accompanied by drought and flood, grain production in countries that export major grains such as wheat, rice, and maize has decreased by 6-7%. Now that the climate crisis is leading to a decline in food, what can we do? Nam Jae-jak, a climate change expert who authored the book , said, “1.3 billion tons of food, or one-third of all food produced by humans, is wasted every year.

When Will the Spring Finally Come to Myanmar?

As Russian invasion of Ukraine has become a black hole attracting the attention of the international community, proper discussion of other issues requiring international intercession is delayed and neglected. In the Global section, a CBT reporter would like to share the current news of Myanmar, which has become a crime scene against humanity, starting with the actions of the military junta in February 2021. That is when the Myanmar military junta launched a coup d’état, claiming fraudulent elections after the National League for Democracy (NLD) won more than half of the seats in the general election.